TABLE 2 in Seasonality controls the vegetation of a late Middle Miocene forest in Europe

TABLE 2. — Pearson’s correlation coefficients matrix. Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Mean Annual TemperatureSummer TemperatureWinter TemperatureMean Annual PrecipitationSummer PrecipitationWinter PrecipitationWetlandHerbaceousBroadleaved deciduous shrubsBroadleaved evergreen shrubsNeedleleaved evergreen treesBroadleaved deciduous treesBroadleaved evergreen treesLianas and ClimbersGroup 1–0.233771–0.547930–0.113635–0.276478–0.146316–0.207692–0.137656–0.403299–0.346783–0.288032–0.372488–0.3798970.2913450.3546360.4154460.4136630.144255–0.218639Group 20.203680–0.5691800.5419780.3412920.1559090.424343–0.0879800.139733–0.3691710.2111230.381642–0.238003–0.288086–0.178342–0.068708–0.420274–0.187193Group 3–0.2994940.2420640.1915530.2221760.1671780.2675110.3184980.1220840.2812200.1985420.015580–0.001812–0.345827–0.388746–0.2006890.258309Group 4–0.796860–0.377906–0.101515–0.5070280.341266–0.0247670.607783–0.189641–0.175526–0.0242650.1157390.037573–0.0135450.4329550.245368Group 50.0797910.0354920.204333–0.0116490.030707–0.0532230.1204540.099533–0.060582–0.099012–0.049649–0.079747–0.3258950.041996Mean Annual Temperature0.9065240.969246–0.0708220.244628–0.4453050.148392–0.1530540.1976960.141355–0.2139350.0583680.102158–0.150597Summer Temperature0.7864850.1688490.417308–0.1917840.148108–0.1992940.1986340.208615–0.275736–0.0219560.240117–0.033491Winter Temperature–0.2224460.108468–0.5377190.174834–0.1000230.1679140.057768–0.1693980.089282–0.008155–0.220950Mean Annual Precipitation0.8370660.6981700.0490810.193409–0.167128–0.091793–0.311880–0.3183540.1807840.313053Summer Precipitation0.2922870.0394240.218021–0.063124–0.033931–0.312360–0.2990680.0418570.247478Winter Precipitation–0.0402140.218020–0.171561–0.105102–0.218899–0.3075600.1975070.243191